After losing two of three in Milwaukee, the Jays were hoping for better when they reached Miami. Not only would they be going through their patchwork rotation for the second time, but historically their record against the Marlins was a dismal 4-17.
Ricky Romero took the hill for Toronto, aiming for his eighth win of the season. In his last start, the Jays’ ace seemed to shake some of the cont...

The story heading into tonight’s Jays game was pitching. Starting pitcher Kyle Drabek successfully went through his second Tommy John surgery today. Drew Hutchinson was diagnosed with an elbow strain, with the possibility of needing surgery before the week is done. He’ll being going to Florida for further diagnosis. This news comes the day after Henderson Alvarez struggled to keep the ball ...

Centre field is clearly Colby Rasmus’ position to lose as of now, but what happens if his game is still stuck in St. Louis, as it appeared last season? But first, some “this week in Jays’ news” business:
1 – Johnson/Francisco/Molina/Rauch Arbitrated; Camp Not
The only surprising move out of the group is Jon Rauch, but I guess Alex Anthopoulos felt that the reward of a draft pick betwe...

What Happened
Over the past eight days, the Blue Jays (75-74) have won three of five games against the Boston Red Sox. They also happen to have been outscored 50-30 over those games, with the Bosox combining for 32 runs over their two wins. The two-game Fenway set between the teams maintained the strange trend of Boston’s dominance, combined with Toronto managing to eke out a win, as the Jays...

What Happened
In hindsight, bringing up the thought of the Blue Jays (67-67) sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays over four games probably wasn’t the brightest of ideas. Not when the Rays were arriving with scorching hot rookie Desmond Jennings and both David Price and James Shields set to pitch. In the end, Ricky Romero and homers by Jose Bautista and Adam Lind were all that stood in the way of a fou...

What Happened
The Blue Jays’ (66-64) series loss to the Royals at Rogers Centre this week (their first home series loss to KC since 2005) had all the makings of one of those ‘dog days of August’ series. But a club with scads of incoming, young talent – as Toronto has – shouldn’t be in a position where they are struggling for motivation. Still, a poor outing by Brandon Morrow, an inj...

The Cardinals got some much needed momentum Sunday after sweeping the Florida Marlins heading into an important series with the Milwaukee Brewers. What are the Cardinals chances of overtaking the Brewers and winning the NL Central? We'll answer that question by taking a look at how the Cardinals have fared so far in 2011 and what they need to do to overtake the Brewers and win the division.
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What Happened
A weekend highlighted by a nod to the past with Robbie Alomar’s number retirement ceremony on Monday also offered some excitement for the future. The Blue Jays (55-53) took two of three against the Rangers thanks to solid outings from Brett Cecil, Brad Mills and Brandon Morrow (average age: 26), as well as offensive contributions from J.P. Arencibia and newcomer Colby Rasmus.
A ...

So after two trades involving potentially as many as 14 players (the Cardinals still have the choice between receiving three ‘players to be named later’ or cash from Toronto), it’s safe to say that there’s been some shuffling going on in Blue Jays land.
Out are Jason Frasor, Marc Rzepczynski (who I’ll miss as a reliever, but certainly not as a name to type out), Octavio Dotel, Corey P...

Every game matters…sort of.
I guess that is mostly true in baseball. Let's be honest, though, baseball has a long season and even the best teams typically win a little less than two thirds of their games.
The Cardinals have played five series so far this season.
They have won the opening game of each of them.
They have gone 2-1 in each of them as well. That's a pretty fast start.
So w...

The Cardinals and Mets played an exciting up-and-down series this weekend
Game 1 on Friday night was a thrilling pitcher's duel for seven innings. Chris Carpenter went seven innings and gave up only one run. The Cards were being shut out at the plate until the bottom of the seventh when Felipe Lopez blasted his fifth career grand slam, accounting for all of the Cardinals runs in one swing o...

The pitching of Bronson Arroyo and the clutch hitting of Jonny Gomes led the Reds to a 2-1 win over the Cardinals Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The win salvaged the series for Cincinnati, who looked bad in dropping the first two games of the season to St. Louis, 11-6 and 6-3.
The fifth-largest crowd in GABP history (42.493) enjoyed one of the all-time best weather days in Ope...